Organizers of the Chandler International Film Festival recently released a list of the 2024 winners, many of whom received their honors at the eighth annual CIFF in late January.

Best New Filmmaker: Wuss by Nadine Wilson

Best Student Filmmaker: El Halcón by Arlene Torres

Best Comedy Short Film: CATastrophe by Tracy Lauren Locke

Best Action/Adventure Short Film: Sunset Drive by Michael Thomas DeLano

Best Suspense/Thriller Short Film: I Saw What I Saw by Nanci Gaglio

CIFF Art Award: The Green Art Academy

Best Horror Short Film: 77 by Kim Kopf

Best Screenplay: Path of Vindication by Prakshep Bhatt

Best International Short Film (Block A): Miss Agata by Anna Elena Pepe and Sebastian Maulucci

Best International Short Film (Block B): Raj - Lost & Found by Saraswathi Vani Balgam

Best Woman Short Film: Abrazo by Paola Baldion

Best Short Film (Block A): The Delicate Cycle by Katherine King

Best Short Film (Block B): Sprinkle Brownies by Brittany Delgaty

Best Documentary Short Film: Baseball Behind Barbed Wire by Yuriko Gamo Romer

Career Icon Award: Dean Norris

Lifetime Achievement Award: Eric Roberts

Dr. A. J. Chandler Award: Emilia Reyna and Allison Sandoval

Best Drama Short Film: Black Velvet by Josie Hull

Jury’s Choice Award: Land’s End by Alan Kim

Best Spanish/Latin Film: Sara: La Fuerza Del Mar by Martín Agudelo Ramírez and Andrés Ricaurte

Best Asian Film: Dark Feathers by Crystal J. Huang and Nicholas Ryan

Best Indian Film: Sir Madam Sarpanch by Praveen Morchhale

Best Native American Film: The Weight of a Feather by Kristin Atwell Ford

Best European Film: From Life to Life by Beka Sikharulidze

People’s Choice Award: Art Thief by Arthur Bjorn Egeli

Mayor’s Choice Award: Maya by Julia Verdin

Best Arizona Short Film: Superstar by Talha Hussaini and Jacob Heimlich

Best Arizona Feature Film: Touch the Water by Travis Holt Hamilton

Best Actor: Max Deacon in Art Thief
Best Actress: Mallory Everton in Villains Inc.

Best Director: Rick Walker in Guardians

Best Faith/Family Film: Thabo and the Rhino Case by Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt

Best US Narrative Feature Film: Road to Terzetto by Brian Shakti

Best International Narrative Feature Film: The Last Passenger by Takashi Horie

Best Documentary Feature Film: Running the RadioTron by David Guzman

Best Late Night Feature Film: The Activated Man by Nicholas Gyeney

Best Feature Film: Villains Inc. by Jeremy Warner.

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